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    Nipple Feeders-Do they work?

    I tried two types: vertical nipples and little red cups with the yellow thing in the middle, and both gave me troubles: - The vertical nipples were dripping water even when they were not used and made a mess on the wood shavings. - The red cups had the opposite issue: they were too hard to press...
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    Comment by 'Almarma' in article 'Mites & Lice Treatment And Prevention'

    Thank you UluLaté for the advice! I just ordered it because I read elsewhere to use it and now I'm trying to cancel the order before it's shipped to me. Very nice article you linked here. I'll try the advice given there
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    Alternatives to wood shavings: beach sand maybe?

    Interesting, thank you. Specially because I'm helping my girls to recover from a lice infestation, so maybe giving them sand to get some proper sand baths instead of doing "shavings baths" as they are doing now will help them a lot :) My plan is to use it inside the coop, over the floor...
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    Alternatives to wood shavings: beach sand maybe?

    As I read your comment about the salt, I'm just realizing that the water here in the coast is not that salty, is brackish water most of the time as the fjords make the coast very shallow and it rains a lot and lot of water pours from the mountains to the ocean all the time, so maybe that could...
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    Alternatives to wood shavings: beach sand maybe?

    Hi everybody, I live in the north of Norway, with cold and long winters so the chickens spend a lot of time indoors. I've used wood shavings since the beginning as I assumed it was the only option. I hated it since day one, and I even think I got some respiratory issues because of the dust it...
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    Seashells?

    Hi, Just in case anybody else is searching for information about this subject, I would like to add my two cents: I live in an island in the north of Norway, with access to a lot of ocean and some small beaches. Some of them have coarse white sand which we found to be perfect to use over black...
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    Small ball hanging from some feathers

    Hi everybody! Some time ago I came here to ask for help with lice nits. I've now been able to see them hiding under the feathers of my chickens. I live in Norway, in the north, far away from civilization ;) and medicines here are surprisingly expensive. I found that website I linked in the...
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    Small ball hanging from some feathers

    Thanks for your tips! I've finally bought online these 2 products: https://pigeons.mercasystems.com/index.php/the-red-pigeon-products-poustop-spray.html https://pigeons.mercasystems.com/index.php/the-red-pigeon-poustop-100-gr-espetacular-produto-100-natural-contra-parasitas-externos.html I'll...
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    Small ball hanging from some feathers

    Thank you @Wyorp Rock ! I just discovered those are, as you said, a ton of lice eggs :(. I have no clue about what do I have available to treat them. I found an article sharing tips and possible treatments so I will bring it with me and visit a local shop which sells products for farms. The sell...
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    Small ball hanging from some feathers

    Hi everybody. This is my first post here. I'm sorry it's asking for help from the beginning but it happens that I have a couple of dwarf cochin rooster which I love and both have a strange illness. I've tried searching in the forum and in Google and I can't find any information about it. Maybe...
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